Shonen Knife

Summary

Shonen Knife is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (745 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shonen Knife's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Shonen Knife's genre is punk rock^[4].
• Shonen Knife's genre is alternative rock^[5].
• Shonen Knife's record label is recorded as Universal Music LLC^[6].
• Shonen Knife's discography is recorded as Shonen Knife discography^[7].
• Shonen Knife's Commons category is recorded as Shonen Knife^[8].
• Shonen Knife's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[9].
• Shonen Knife comprises Naoko Yamano^[10].
• Shonen Knife comprises Atsuko Yamano^[11].
• Shonen Knife comprises Ritsuko Taneda^[12].
• Shonen Knife comprises Emi Morimoto^[13].
• 1981 marks the founding of Shonen Knife^[14].
• Shonen Knife's location of formation is recorded as Osaka^[15].
• Shonen Knife's official website is recorded as http://www.shonenknife.net/^[16].
• Shonen Knife's start of work period is recorded as 1981^[17].
• Shonen Knife's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '少年ナイフ'}^[18].
• Shonen Knife's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shonen Knife'}^[19].
• Shonen Knife's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+680399'}^[20].
• Shonen Knife's member category is recorded as Category:Shonen Knife members^[21].
• Shonen Knife's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4124'}^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: JP^[24]

• Began / founded: 1981^[25]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop punk, power pop, punk, twee pop^[26]

• Community tags: alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, indie pop, indie rock, j-punk, japanese garage rock, japanese girl punk, japanese pop punk, japanese punk rock, pop punk, pop-punk, post punk, power pop, punk, twee pop^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5089b746-7612-4a13-9153-33ff2560e161^[28]

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Founding

1981 marks the founding of Shonen Knife^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Osaka^[15].

Why It Matters

Shonen Knife ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (745 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]